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Two changes to abortion legislation

The Government’s long awaited abortion laws were finally published in the early hours of this morning.

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The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill runs to 18 pages and contains  two significant changes to the legislation from the draft heads, which were not anticipated.

It still provides that no medical practitioner will be forced to carry out an abortion if they have a conscientious objection – however the  provision that "no institution, organisation or third party shall refuse to provide a lawful termination" has been removed.

The Bill also provides a penalty of up to 14 years in prison for the offence of destroying unborn human life.

It comes as a new opinion poll for the Irish Times shows three out of four people supporting the Government’s legislation.
 

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